Several orthopedic surgical procedures require bringing and holding of a bone to the correct location and direction for surgery. As an example, holding of a metacarpal bone of the human hand will be discussed and illustrated.
An implement which has been used for holding a bone of the human hand is shown in
The invention provides a bone holding device consisting of a star shaped indexable handle mounted onto an elongated shaft. The distal section of said elongated shaft consists of a pilot drill section with a trocar tip leading to a bone screw thread, and is configured to enable drilling it into the targeted bone. The handle is indexable between a first and a second position. In the first position the proximal section of said elongated shaft, configured to fit a drill chuck, is exposed, enabling the use of a power drill or a drill brace to drive it into the bone. Once the shaft is firmly drilled into the bone, the handle is indexed to the second position, concealing the shaft in a recesses provided in the handle for this purpose. It is now convenient to manipulate and hold the bone by means of the handle.
The invention is herein described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings. With specific reference now to the drawings in detail, it is stressed that the particulars shown are by way of example and for purposes of illustrative discussion of the preferred embodiments of the present invention only, and are presented in the cause of providing what is believed to be the most useful and readily understood description of the principles and conceptual aspects of the invention. In this regard, no attempt is made to show structural details of the invention in more detail than is necessary for a fundamental understanding of the invention, the description taken with the drawings making apparent to those skilled in the art how the several forms of the invention may be embodied in practice.
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Several embodiments adapting the invention to different bones in the body are possible. All of them can be made using conventional techniques and materials by any person of ordinary skill in the pertinent art. Although the invention is described in a non limiting fashion by an example of its use in a specific location—the metacarpal of the thumb—it should be understood that it can easily be adapted to other similar applications.
This application claims the benefit of priority under 35 USC § 119(e) of U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61/595,716 filed Feb. 7, 2012, the contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.
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